Submarines get a battering

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While rah-rahs get a bargain.

“AUKUS biscuits ? Great idea!” reckons John Orr of Wahroonga. “As long as you don’t mind waiting six or more years for them to come out of the oven.” Judith Rostron of Killarney Heights had much the same thought: “Same as Anzac biscuits but add half a cup of ground submarines to the mix. Bake for a long time!”

We’ve almost cleared up the Kokoda Track v Trail question but additional aggravating information has come to light. Robin James of Pymble reports that “In 1957, the word was officially changed by the Battles Nomenclature Committee to Kokoda ‘Trail’,” with Vic Prociv of Rosehill adding, “By the way, there were no Aussies up there, only ‘Allied soldiers’.”

Back to when another price rise was brewing: “When a middy was 11 pence in ’65, as young sailors we always left the penny change for the barmaid because nobody wanted to look cheap,” writes Jeff Evans of Cambewarra. “Staff were very unhappy when the price went up to a shilling. Must have been a real financial shock.”

This gives “I can see your house from here” new meaning: “Better than just watching the light dot of the International Space Station passing overhead is thefree app,” says Manbir Singh Kohli of Pemulwuy. “It shows live feeds from inside and outside the ISS, space walks and when it passes overhead, you can look down from it, courtesy of the camera.”

 

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